Clothes-line reel.



J. H. KRIDER.

CLOTHES LINE REEL.

APPLIGATION FILED APR.5, 1912.

1,052,487, Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

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JESSE H. KRIDER, OF BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOTHES-LINE REEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11,1913.

Application filed April 5, 1912. Serial No. 688,776.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Jesse H. KRIDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Butler, in the county of Butler and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Line Reels,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in clothes linereels and has for its primary object to provide a construction which canbe readily attached to the side of a house, post or other stationaryobject and which will be adapted to readily draw in the clothes line andreceive the same when not in use, also permitting the line to bepositioned at varying angles, as the occasion may require, forsupporting the clothes.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a clothes line reelupon which the line will be adapted to wind and unwind from the reel ordrum confined within a receiver and which is controlled by means of ahelical spring so that when the line is withdrawn or unwound from thereel the spring is placed under tension, the tension of the springtending to rotate the drum and rewind the line when the same isreleased, the receiver being pivotally mounted for swinging movementthereby permitting the line to be disposed at varying angles.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a clothes linereel of the above character which will possess advantages of efiiciencyand durability, is inexpensive of manufacture and at the same time issimple in construction and operation.

lVith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of partshereinafter more fully clescribed, pointed out in the claim and shown inthe accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the exterior of the casing orreceiver. Fig. 2 is a plan view, the lid or cover being thrown back todisclose the interior of the casing. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on theline 3-3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of theU-shaped bracket.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the receiver orcasing which is preferably constructed from wood and may be made in twosections 2 and 3, the section 3 comprising a suitable lid or quires.

cover which is hinged to the upper edge of the body section 2 by meansof the hinges 4. Horizontally disposed within the body section 2 is a Ushaped bracket 5 having its intermediate portion looped to form an eye 6which is disposed through the opening 7 in the rear of the casing andadapted to be engaged over the hook member 8 secured to any suitablestationary object. Thus it will be seen that the receiver or casing maybe swung to varying angles as the occasion re- Transversely arrangedWithin the body section is the horizontally disposed shaft 9 upon whichis mounted a suitable reel or drum 10. Mounted upon the shaft 9 andarranged adjacent one end of the drum is a pinion 11 adapted to meshwith the gear 12 which is suitably mounted upon the inwardly extendingshaft 13, said shaft having one of its ends securely mounted in the sidewall of the body section and held in position by the nut 14 threadedupon the end thereof.

Formed integral with one side of the gear wheel is the sleeve 15 adaptedto be loosely mounted upon the shaft 13. Mounted upon the sleeve andhaving one end secured thereto is the helical spring 16, the outer endof said sprin being secured to the inwardly extending olt 17 which issecured at one of its ends to the casing 2 by means of a nut 18 threadedthereon. Thus it will be seen that as the line is withdrawn or unwoundfrom the reel 10, the pinion 11 will rotate the gear 12 and place thespring 16 under tension, the tension of the spring tending to rotate thedrum and rewind the line when the same is released. To prevent anybackward movement of the drum 10 when the line is being unwoundtherefrom, a ratchet 19 is mounted upon one end of the shaft 9 andarranged upon the outer' side of the casing, said ratchet being heldsecurely in place by means of a nut 20 threaded upon the outer end ofthe shaft. A suitable pawl 21 is pivotally secured to the body sectionand adapted to engage the ratchet 19 to prevent backward movement of thedrum 10. Mounted upon the other end of the shaft 9 is a crank handle 22which is adapted to rotate the drum 10, when the line has been Withdrawnto the required distance to tighten the same, the pawl 21 holding thedrum 10 against movement so that the line will be held taut.

In unwinding the line 22 from the drum 10 the same is to be withdrawnfrom the casing through the opening 23 formed in one end of the bodysection 2. A suitable hand-hold 24 is secured to the outer end of theline sothat the same can be quickly and easily withdrawn from thecasing. The hand-hold 24 is provided at its ends with the beveled faces25 adapted to engage with the beveled faces 26 formed upon the sideedges of the opening 23 to prevent the handhold 24 from passing entirelyinto the easing, the same being held in position by the tension of thesprlng 16 so that it may be pasily and quickly grasped to withdraw theWhen it is desired to suspend the line for supporting clothes, the lineis unwound from the drum by grasping the hand-hold 24 and fastening theline to a suitable support which may be located at any required distancefrom the receiver, the unwinding of the line from the drum 1O placingthe spring 16 under tension so that when the line is released thetension of the spring will rotate the drum and rewind the line.

From the above description taken in connection with the drawings, itwill be seen that I have provided a novel clothes line,

reel which is suitably housed within a casing or receiver to protect theclothesline and the reel from rain, sleet, or snow, the receiver beingpivotally mounted for swinging movement to permit the line to bedisposed at varying angles.

WVhile I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention itwill be obvious that various changes in the details of construction andin the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying theinvention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel features ordeparting from the scope thereof.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

In a clothes line reel, the combination of a sectional casing having anopening formed in one end thereof, a U-shaped bracket arranged withinthe casing, said bracket having its intermediate portion looped to forman eye which is disposed through the opening and arranged upon the outerside of the casing, a rotatable drum mounted within the casing, ahelical spring arranged within the casing and adapted to rotate saiddrum when the same is placed under tension, a line arranged upon saiddrum, the front wall of said casing formed with an opening,

a closure for said opening, the outer end of said line being secured tothe inner wall of said closure, a hand hold formed on the outer wall ofsaid closure, said closure adapted to be removed from the opening in thecasing and secured to a suitable support at any desired distance fromsaid casing, the said closure adapted to be held in a closed position byan action of said spring, the edges of the said opening and said closurebeing beveled thereby preventing the closure from passing entirelywithin the casing, as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afliX my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

JESSE H. KRIDER.

Witnesses:

S. F. BOWSER, J. H. FITHIAN.

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